Conner Eugene Jenkins and Jazmine Faith Jenkins were called home to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 13, 2017. Conner and Jazmine are the infant twins of Donald Jenkins III and Ashley Costello of Baxter. In addition to their parents they are survived by their grandparents, Mary Costello, Sandy Glover, Bobby Graham and Thomas Perkins of Baxter and Donald Jenkins Jr. of Farmington; great grandparents, Marvin and Marcie Costello of Baxter and Brenda Mitchell of Fairmont; great-great grandmoth...

Conner Eugene Jenkins and Jazmine Faith Jenkins were called home to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 13, 2017. Conner and Jazmine are the infant twins of Donald Jenkins III and Ashley Costello of Baxter. In addition to their parents they are survived by their grandparents, Mary Costello, Sandy Glover, Bobby Graham and Thomas Perkins of Baxter and Donald Jenkins Jr. of Farmington; great grandparents, Marvin and Marcie Costello of Baxter and Brenda Mitchell of Fairmont; great-great grandmoth...

Judith "Judy" Ann Morgan, 73 of Fairmont passed away on Saturday, May 13, 2017 at St. Barbara's Memorial Nursing Home in Monongah. She was born on August 16, 1943 in Marion County a daughter of the late Paul Waitman Morgan and Nellie Maxine (Hinzman) Morgan. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She had last worked at Side Street Deli in Fairmont which was co-owned by her daughters. Judy was a member of the VFW Women's Aux. She enjoyed being outdoors, especially garden...

Robert Lee Thompson, Jr., 92, of Chatham Hill, Farmington, passed away Saturday, May 13, 2017 at his residence. He was born August 10, 1924 in Baltimore, Maryland to the late Gertrude Williams and raised by the late Robert Lee Thompson, Sr. and Dora Camper Thompson. He was employed as a coal miner for Loveridge Mine, having retired after 42 years of service. He was a veteran of the of World War II, having served in the United States Navy and a veteran of the Korean War, having served in...

Thomas Michael "Mike" Rafferty, 77, of Lynn Ave. Weston passed away at 8:55 a.m. on Saturday, May 13, 2017 in Hospice at the United Hospital Center in Bridgeport following a long battle with cancer. He was born at home on Cove Lick in Copley on May 11, 1940 a son of the late James Timothy Rafferty and Lura Frances Paugh Rafferty. On December 23, 1988 he married the love of his life, Brenda ?Sue? Swiger, who will miss him dearly after 28 years of marriage. Mike?s legacy as a hard work...

Helen Virginia Payne, 96, of Richmond, VA, formerly of South Charleston, OH, passed away on Saturday, May 13, 2017 at the Parkside Assisted Living Facility in Richmond, VA.  She was born February 15, 1921 in Smithfield, WV a daughter of the late William J. and Grace Glover Powell.  She was preceded in death by her husband of 38 years, Robert Theodore Payne. Mrs. Payne was a 1932 graduate of Smithfield High School and a 1968 graduate of Fairmont State College with a degree in Education.  Sh...

William (Bill) Russell Smith, 62 passed away on Friday May 12, 2017. He was born in Weston, WV on May 9, 1955 to Wilma (Taylor) and Adrian Smith. He met the love of his life Linda Konopko and was married September 13th, 1980. Bill served his country as a Sergeant in the United States Army from 1986 through 1997 in the 1st Calvary Infantry Division. He was involved in Operation Desert Storm and won several medals and awards. After his enlistment ended he worked for and retired from the US Po...

Benjamin "Ben" Schoolcraft, 54, of Detroit MI and previously of Clarksburg, WV, passed away May 12, 2017. He was born April 29, 1963, the son of the late Charles Wesley Schoolcraft and Emily Ashes Yeager. Those left to cherish his memory is wife, Monikue Darcell Rogers; son, Anthony Schoolcraft, WV; daughter, Kylie Schoolcraft, VA; brothers, Paul Schoolcraft, WV and Mark Schoolcraft, VA; sister Tina Tenny, WV and several nieces and nephews. Ben was self-employed and was in the construction ...

Dana Ressie Cogar, 69 of Webster Springs passed away on Friday, May 12, 2017 at Louis A. Johnson Medical Center in Clarksburg. He was born April 07, 1948 in Webster Springs to Lonnie and Rhoda McCoy Cogar and was a lifelong resident of Webster County. Dana attended the United States Army Intelligence School in Fort Holabird, MD where he became an Intelligent Analyst for the Military. He served two terms in the United States Army during the Vietnam Era of 1968 and 1969, receiving the bronze...

George "Willie" Spicer, 71 of Long Run Rd. Salem departed this life on Friday, May 12, 2017 in his residence. He was born in Lewis County on April 3, 1946 a son of the late Jack and Opal Lattea Spicer. On December 27, 2016 he married Donna Davis Spicer who survives. Also surviving are two daughters, Karrie Lynn Hamrick, Misty Merrfield both of Fairmont. Two granddaughters Ayla Golden, Amiah Merrfield and sister-in-law Charlotte Spicer, Salem. Mr. Spicer was preceded in death by his brother...